All Gap articles
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News briefsAthleta eyes lengthy recovery as Q2 same-store sales tumble
The company again is missing its target amid heavy markdowns.
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News briefsGap appoints Nike veteran Maggie Gauger as CEO of Athleta
Gap has named Maggie Gauger as global brand president and CEO of its women’s activewear brand Athleta
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News briefsMalbon Golf appoints former Nike exec as first-ever CEO
The search for Malbon’s first CEO took a year, according to a WWD report.
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ArticleAthleta delivers for Gap Inc. in Q1
Gap Inc.’s CEO Richard Dickson told analysts that its Athleta specialty retail chain has “significant growth potential and a clear and distinct brand positioning rooted in the Power of She.” The latter is being accelerated by a rising global interest in women’s sports and female athletes and Athleta’s decision to ...
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ArticleJD Sports eyes 3.9% profit increase before tax and adjusted items in FY24
Britain’s JD Sports, coming out of a financial year where Ebit declined by 33 percent to £440.9 million (€507.6m) from £654.7 million due to exits from branded fashion businesses and the cost of shuttering its South Korea operations at a total expense of £550.5 million, is aiming to hit the ...
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ArticleUnit of JD Sports to take over Gap France
Following on from April’s decision in which Intersport France had the winning bid to acquire the Go Sport Group in a joint venture with the Qatari firm Al-Mana, Spodis – a unit of JD Sports Fashion – has been chosen by a Grenoble-based commercial court as the buyer of part ...
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News briefsGo Sport to acquire Gap France amidst uncertain future
Parent company Hermione People & Brands has confirmed in a short statement that its French sports retail chain subsidiary Go Sport will acquire the master franchise for Gap in France. French investigative online newspaper Mediapart originally unveiled the information on Jan. 10. According to Mediapart, Go Sport and Gap France ...
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Kanye West’s company files new trademarks for apparel, accessories and services
Kanye West’s company Mascotte Holdings has just filed new trademarks for Donda Sports merchandise, TMZ has revealed in an exclusive report. According to the report, Mascotte has filed new trademarks for such apparel as T-shirts, jackets and hats, as well as shoes and a range of accessories, including fanny packs, ...
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ArticleKanye West seeks to part ways with Gap
As our colleagues at the American edition of SGI are reporting, Kanye West has instructed his attorneys to cite breach of contract and end his deal with Gap. The rapper turned apparel and footwear designer has been badmouthing the company on Instagram as well as in the press, notably in ...
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Kanye West delivers ultimatum to Adidas and Gap
The American rapper and businessman Kanye West apparently intends to “walk away” from his deals with Adidas and Gap unless he is appointed to their respective boards. He said so in North Charleston, South Carolina, at a rally for his U.S. presidential campaign, which began with a tweet on America’s ...